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Contested Commonwealths
United States historian William Pencak here collects thirteen of his essays, written beginning in 1976. Some deal with colonial and revolutionary crowds and communities in …
Pennsylvania
The Keystone State, so nicknamed because it was geographically situated in the middle of the thirteen original colonies and played a crucial role in the founding of the United …
Pirates, Jack Tar and Memory
These nine essays explore new directions and ways to pursue the elusive Jack Tar--the common sailor in the early modern world. We see him as a pirate, learn something of the ships …
Pennsylvania's Revolution
Pennsylvania’s Revolution embodies a new era of scholarship about the state’s Revolutionary past. It breaks from a narrowly focused study of Philadelphia and the 1776 Constitution …
Contested Commonwealths
United States historian William Pencak presents thirteen of his essays, written beginning in 1976. Some deal with colonial and revolutionary crowds and communities in Massachusetts …
Historical Dictionary of Colonial America
The years between 1450 and 1550 marked the end of one era in world history and the beginning of another. Most importantly, the focus of global commerce and power shifted from the …
Riot and Revelry in Early America
Riot and revelry have been mainstays of English and European history writing for more than a generation, but they have had a more checkered influence on American scholarship. …
Beyond Philadelphia
This book moves the story of Pennsylvania's pivotal role in the American Revolution beyond familiar Philadelphia into the rural areas to the north and west. It covers not only the …
Making and Remaking Pennsylvania’s Civil War
For many people, Pennsylvania's contribution to the Civil War goes little beyond the battle of Gettysburg. The North in general has received far less attention than the Confederacy …
Riot and Revelry in Early America
Riot and revelry have been mainstays of English and European history writing for more than a generation, but they have had a more checkered influence on American scholarship. …
Pennsylvania
The Keystone State, so nicknamed because it was geographically situated in the middle of the thirteen original colonies and played a crucial role in the founding of the United …
Encyclopedia of the Veteran in America
A comprehensive encyclopedia that describes the experiences of American veterans from the Revolutionary War to the present.From the American Revolution to today's conflicts in Iraq …